Volleyball Preview: Toronto Red Knights vs. East Palestine Bulldogs
Toronto and East Palestine are an even 4-4 against one another since August of 2017, but not for long. The Toronto Red Knights will challenge the East Palestine Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Toronto is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
On Saturday, Toronto came up short against Conotton Valley and fell 3-1.
Toronto started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 12-25, 25-18, 25-10, 25-21.
Meanwhile, East Palestine got the win against Leetonia on Thursday by a conclusive 3-0.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-14, 25-17.
East Palestine was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in four consecutive contests.
Toronto's loss dropped their record down to 2-11. As for East Palestine, the victory got them back to even at 6-6.
Toronto skirted past East Palestine 3-2 when the teams last played back in August. The rematch might be a little tougher for Toronto since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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